TAL Education Group Valuation

Is TAL undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

3/6

Valuation Score 3/6

  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Sales vs Peers

  • Price-To-Sales vs Industry

  • Price-To-Sales vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of TAL when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: TAL ($10.91) is trading below our estimate of fair value ($18.81)

Significantly Below Fair Value: TAL is trading below fair value by more than 20%.


Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for TAL?

Other financial metrics that can be useful for relative valuation.

TAL key valuation metrics and ratios. From Price to Earnings, Price to Sales and Price to Book to Price to Earnings Growth Ratio, Enterprise Value and EBITDA.
Key Statistics
Enterprise Value/Revenue2.5x
Enterprise Value/EBITDA-94x
PEG Ration/a

Price to Sales Ratio vs Peers

How does TAL's PS Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PS ratio for TAL vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PSEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average3.1x
EDU New Oriental Education & Technology Group
3.1x18.2%US$12.7b
BFAM Bright Horizons Family Solutions
2.4x8.2%US$6.1b
GOTU Gaotu Techedu
2.9x25.7%US$1.3b
LOPE Grand Canyon Education
4.1x6.8%US$4.1b
TAL TAL Education Group
4.4x19.6%US$6.8b

Price-To-Sales vs Peers: TAL is expensive based on its Price-To-Sales Ratio (4.4x) compared to the peer average (3.1x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does TAL's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the US Consumer Services Industry?

0 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Industry Avg.n/a27.2%
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No. of CompaniesPS048121620

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Price-To-Sales vs Industry: TAL is expensive based on its Price-To-Sales Ratio (4.4x) compared to the US Consumer Services industry average (1.4x).


Price to Sales Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is TAL's PS Ratio compared to its Fair PS Ratio? This is the expected PS Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

TAL PS Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PS Ratio4.4x
Fair PS Ratio2.7x

Price-To-Sales vs Fair Ratio: TAL is expensive based on its Price-To-Sales Ratio (4.4x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Sales Ratio (2.7x).


Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst TAL forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentUS$10.91
US$16.10
+47.6%
14.4%US$21.30US$9.70n/a20
Jun ’25US$11.36
US$16.10
+41.7%
14.4%US$21.30US$9.70n/a20
May ’25US$11.88
US$15.98
+34.5%
15.2%US$21.30US$9.70n/a19
Apr ’25US$11.56
US$13.59
+17.5%
25.5%US$17.70US$2.90n/a17
Mar ’25US$14.82
US$13.48
-9.0%
25.3%US$17.70US$2.90n/a17
Feb ’25US$10.94
US$13.20
+20.6%
23.8%US$15.80US$2.90n/a17
Jan ’25US$12.63
US$10.54
-16.5%
28.1%US$15.00US$2.90n/a15
Dec ’24US$12.21
US$9.82
-19.6%
29.6%US$12.60US$2.90n/a17
Nov ’24US$8.53
US$9.53
+11.8%
31.1%US$12.30US$2.90n/a15
Oct ’24US$9.11
US$7.44
-18.3%
29.4%US$10.30US$2.90n/a14
Sep ’24US$7.47
US$6.92
-7.4%
24.9%US$10.20US$2.90n/a15
Aug ’24US$7.85
US$6.87
-12.5%
24.9%US$10.20US$2.90n/a15
Jul ’24US$5.96
US$6.72
+12.8%
26.6%US$10.00US$2.90n/a15
Jun ’24US$6.13
US$6.68
+9.0%
27.6%US$10.00US$2.90US$11.3614
May ’24US$5.75
US$6.92
+20.3%
24.6%US$10.00US$2.90US$11.8813
Apr ’24US$6.41
US$7.68
+19.7%
30.1%US$10.18US$2.90US$11.5613
Mar ’24US$7.40
US$7.68
+3.7%
30.1%US$10.18US$2.90US$14.8213
Feb ’24US$7.27
US$7.59
+4.4%
29.6%US$10.18US$2.90US$10.9414
Jan ’24US$7.05
US$6.51
-7.6%
33.6%US$10.18US$2.90US$12.6314
Dec ’23US$5.47
US$5.89
+7.7%
28.4%US$10.00US$2.90US$12.2114
Nov ’23US$4.86
US$5.30
+9.0%
23.2%US$7.70US$2.90US$8.5312
Oct ’23US$4.94
US$5.17
+4.7%
20.9%US$7.20US$2.90US$9.1113
Sep ’23US$5.76
US$5.30
-7.9%
19.3%US$7.20US$2.90US$7.4712
Aug ’23US$4.61
US$4.86
+5.4%
20.9%US$6.50US$2.90US$7.8512
Jul ’23US$4.81
US$4.60
-4.4%
36.4%US$10.00US$2.90US$5.9613
Jun ’23US$4.04
US$4.39
+8.6%
40.1%US$10.00US$2.90US$6.1312

Analyst Forecast: Target price is more than 20% higher than the current share price and analysts are within a statistically confident range of agreement.


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